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This month we’re focussed on artist Mike “Morphd” Montgomery, from Forth Worth, Texas. Fearless Frog is his fun, bright piece which was used as a "paint-along" lesson in Mike's unique class environment. Well done Mike :)

Just a little closer to home are a couple of our biggest advocates, Kathy Jonas and Junita Grosvenor from Brisbane, both members of a fantastic gallery “The Old Schoolhouse Gallery” in Cleveland, Brisbane. Check out their current exhibition now!

This month’s work comes from student of Inspired Artspace on the Central Coast, Katrina Markham.

From Katrina:

“Using acrylics I decided to paint my granddaughter in a more relaxed style, using kind of odd colours. But I'm finding I'm struggling with the oddity of the colours.

The background hasn't worked & so have made that a bit more realist, and that changes the look of the colouring of the figure. So, now I'm reassessing my choices. However I'm happy with the cup so will readjust. I will keep you posted.”

Thanks Katrina for sharing your work, can’t wait to see how it will end up!

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